What some folks don't get is there are two basic cake types. There are eating cakes, and there are looking cakes.

Eating cakes are primarily for that eating, Oh they can look good too but it's all about how they taste

and Looking cakes are more about there looks then there taste. they are still tastey but thats secondary

This is a looker I made for my sisters birthday some time back. Its a two layer strawberry sponge cake with straberry icing between and a marzipan crust on top